“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐷𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒, 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑, 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑢𝑟𝑦, 𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑒𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑢𝑠ℎ. 𝐵𝑜𝑟𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑎𝑘𝑒, 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑢𝑛𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑢𝑠.
𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘; 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒. 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 -- 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦’𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠.
𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑝 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑡𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑦? 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡. 𝑊𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑙𝑒𝑡’𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡.”
-𝘔. 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫:
https://runsignup.com/DelawareRiverLoopSeries
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟓→𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟔
• Possibility of an uninterrupted Loop #6 (a first since year 1)
• Handmade awards for first-time finishers only, unless requested
• Limited to 100 registrants
The Uptown Gentlefriends present the Delaware River Loop Series, Year 6. This is a non-competitive, no time limit, winter running series featuring 6 loops spanning less than 6 months, totaling 66 miles in NJ and PA along the beautiful and historic Delaware River from Trenton to Frenchtown. The series runs from October 2025 to February 2026. Participants can run on their own or with the group (recommended).
𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬:
• Everything you need to know is in the packet:
http://www.beckinabox.com/LoopSeriesPacket.pdf
• Runner's completed loops:
https://bit.ly/CompletedLoops
• Interactive map:
https://maphub.net/beckinabox/map
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓→𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒):
First timers who complete all 6 loops receive a unique handmade Delaware River Loop Series finisher's award.
• 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 #𝟏 - 6.6 miles - October 18th 2025, 𝟖:𝟒𝟓𝐚𝐦
Starting and finishing at Yardley Park and Ride / 1799 House. Yardley, PA.
• 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 #𝟐 - 7.1 miles - November 8th 2025, 𝟖:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦
Starting and finishing at Holcombe Jimison Farmstead Museum. Lambertville, NJ.
• 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 #𝟑 - 7.3 miles - November 29th 2025, 𝟖:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦
Starting and finishing at Virginia Forrest Recreation Area. New Hope, PA.
(group run starts at Bulls Island)
• 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 #𝟒 - 11.1 miles - December 20th 2025, 𝟖:𝟏𝟓𝐚𝐦
Starting and finishing at Yardley Park and Ride / 1799 House. Yardley, PA.
• 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 #𝟓 - 14.8 miles - January 10th 2026, 𝟖:𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦
Starting and finishing at Washington Crossing Park (NJ) / Nelson House. Titusville, NJ.
• 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 #𝟔 - 18.9 miles - January 31st 2026, 𝟕:𝟒𝟓𝐚𝐦
Starting and finishing at Bull's Island Recreation Area. Stockton, NJ.
𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
• Dates may change due to weather and trail conditions. Loops may convert to out-and-back routes due to closures. Information will be emailed to registrants and be posted on the Uptown Gentlefriends Facebook page.
• If you can't make the group run date, you can complete the loops on your own until 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Send proof/documentation of the entire loop to
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𝐅𝐮𝐧:
• Post your loop photos on the event page to share with the Uptown Gentlefriends and other participants. The river and surrounding area are beautiful this time of year, and we love to see your perspective.
• Complete the Loop Series more than once to become a member of the exclusive Steam Mule Stable. Repeat finishers receive extra swag!
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞:
• The entire Loop Series is only $15, which covers at least one fully stocked aid station per group run and a unique handmade finisher's award for first-time finishers (repeat finishers receive different gifts every year).
• If you or a friend want to run a loop without participating in the entire series, just show up on the day of any group run. However, registration is required to receive the finisher's award.
Visit the Uptown Gentlefriends website for information, photo albums, social media links, upcoming events and more! www.uptowngentlefriends.com
Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Lambertville.
